Heard a robin
today
It’s song played
happily
in
my head
For now
I know
what lies ahead
Spring, summer
then
late fall
All in order
That’s
what I hear
when
the robin calls.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025


Remember when?
We were happy
The world turned
the sun shone
We were happy
No matter what
was said
in jest or a little angry
things could be worked out
We were happy
Now it seems
the world stands still
in
disbelief
The sun shines elsewhere
hiding
And
us?
We’re not happy.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

You won’t hold me tight
you’ll leave me
in the middle
of
the night
your heart is cold
your eyes filled
with anger
I’ll see you leave
I’ll see you go
I won’t cry or say a word
our love is over
we’ll move on, retrieve our lives
our emotions too
no more hurt
from
the likes of you.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025



I watch the squirrels fight
edging out one another
for a place at the feeder
for
just another bite.
Sometimes
there’s a truce
Sometimes
a bitter fight
Sometimes
a lone squirrel
eats
til he feels suffice.
Birds keep their distance
stay out of the fight
they wait their turn
a time when
all others have had their fill
All’s quiet
No more anger
No more strife.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022





Let the world turn
resolve the problems
that really are not our concern.
Let the sky be blue not with sadness
but remembering memories not gone
not lost from me, from you.
See the earth tremble
cry in anticipation of wondrous joy to come
never seeing anything but a good outcome.
That’s what we should see when looking out
looking at the world and all the things
that will become.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021
